US House Subcommittee Advances Bill to Prevent Cannabis Rescheduling Under DOJ

US House Subcommittee Advances Bill to Prevent Cannabis Rescheduling Under DOJ

The House appropriations bill would block the Department of Justice from using funds to reschedule or deschedule cannabis.

GOP Aims to Put Final Nail in the Coffin of Cannabis Rescheduling as Budget Bill Blocks Funding for Reform - Business of Cannabis

The US cannabis rescheduling project, which has been stuck in limbo since being ‘temporarily’ shelved six months ago, is now facing another existential threat from the government’s wide reaching budget. On Tuesday (July 15), the House Appropriations Committee voted (9-6) to pass the ‘Fiscal Year 2026 bill for the Commerce, Justice, Science’ bill, containing language which would specifically prevent any funding being allocated to the rescheduling…

DOJ Budget Advances with Restrictions on Rescheduling, Medical Cannabis

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Committee went against President Trump’s proposal to omit protections for state medical cannabis laws but add a claw-back provision and made a move to block the rescheduling process now at the DEA from advancing.  Last week, a coalition of 45 national and state-based organizations representing millions of patients, healthcare professionals, veteran…